Friday, April 14, 2006

Buddhist Retreats

I have been contemplating going to a retreat for some times now. Here are some that I've been looking at:

Amazenji
RR2, Site 11E,
Comp 3, Burns Lake, BC VOJ 1EO
Tel: (250) 694-3630
Email: kminogue@nlc.bc.ca or mukwakwe@hotmail.com
Spiritual Director: Kuya Minogue
Tradition: A Zen Training Temple for Women

Plum Village Meditation Center
http://www.plumvillage.org/

Birken Forest Monastery
P.O. Box 1A6 Knutsford, BC V0E 2A0
Tel: (250) 318-2980
Email: meditate@birken.ca
Web site: www.birken.ca
Abbot: Bhikkhu Sona
Tradition: Theravada, Thai Forest Tradition

Kootenay Shambhala Centre
444 Baker Street, P.O. Box 136 Nelson, BC V1L 5P7
Tel: (250) 352-1714
Email: russmarg@netidea.com
Founder: Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Tradition: Tibetan, Kagyü lineage
Director: Eric E. Watson

Blue Sky Sangha

Gary Palen
6 Fort Waldgrave Path
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada A1A 1A6
Tel: 1-709-576-4881
garypalen@hotmail.com